Mississippi slow to produce early enrollees

11:56 PM,
Dec. 20, 2013

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Gerri Green was prepared to give up senior prom, senior trips and every other perk that comes with the last semester of high school.

He wanted to graduate a semester early so he could enroll at Mississippi State in January. The Dandy Dozen linebacker passed all his state testing requirements, had the necessary credits and was ready to move to Starkville.

However, Greenville-Weston, his school, said that wasn't going to happen. ...